Legal Opinion

State v. Cootz

Idaho Court of Appeals

Decided April 21, 1986No. 14787PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWANSTROM, Judge.

Gerald Cootz was convicted of robbery, aggravated battery and possession of a firearm during commission of each crime. Cootz received sentences totaling a fixed thirty year prison term. From these convictions and sentences Cootz appeals. He alleges numerous errors which, for convenience, can be grouped into (1) suppression issues; (2) trial errors; and (3) illegal and excessive sentencing. We affirm the convictions and the sentences.

I

We begin with the suppression issues. Cootz claims that evidence was illegally seized and cites as error the denial of his motion to suppress…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. JulianIdaho Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Cootz v. StateIdaho Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. State v. MiddletonIdaho Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. In re Nontestimonial Identification Order Directed to R.H.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2000
  5. State v. LePageIdaho Court of Appeals · 2003

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